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A real estate guide unlike any other, The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks is the true story of a seemingly impossible investing challenge and the two investors who pulled it off--all to prove that you can do it too. Successful real estate investors Dolf de Roos and Gene Burns wanted to show skeptical investors that there are always great deals to be found. So they set out to buy fifty-two homes in just one year. Not only did they succeed, they did it in less than ten months and earned a lot of money in the process! Tracing this ten-month real estate adventure in depth and detail, The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks explains the authors' strategies and techniques for acquiring almost any property in any market.
Inside, you'll find step-by-step guidance on: Finding the perfect market to invest in Designing your strategy and getting started Making your first deal Finding the help you need to succeed Changing strategies midstream Networking to find new leads and opportunities And much more Combining unbeatable investing guidance with firsthand accounts of real deals, The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks arms investors with a diverse mix of strategies and tactics that will turn every real estate deal into a moneymaker.show more

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To prove there are good real estate investments out there in any market, the authors challenged themselves to buy one home every week for an entire year. They used a variety of acquisition and financing techniques and present a mix of strategies all good investors should be ready to use. (Realtor Magazine, July 2006)show more

About Dolf de Roos

DOLF de ROOS is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and successful real estate investor. de Roos holds public seminars across the nation and throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe. He also trains real estate agents and has created software to both analyze and manage investment property. He is often asked to address investors' conferences, appear on radio shows, and take part in television debates because of his expertise. In the late 1990s, de Roos launched a public company "Property Ventures Limited" of which he is the chairman. Property Ventures is now gaining momentum as an innovative property investment company with holdings ranging from high-rise apartment buildings to high-end vineyards. He is the author of Real Estate Riches (Warner and Wiley) which has sold over 530,000 copies. GENE BURNS is a full-time real estate investor who specializes in buying distressed homes in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has pioneered several techniques for helping distressed sellers.show more

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You Too Can Make a Fortune in Real Estate! A real estate guide unlike any other, "The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks" is the true story of a seemingly impossible investing challenge and the two investors who pulled it off--all to prove that you can do it too. Successful real estate investors Dolf de Roos and Gene Burns wanted to show skeptical investors that there are always great deals to be found. So they set out to buy fifty-two homes in just one year. Not only did they succeed, they did it in less than ten months and earned a lot of money in the process! Tracing this ten-month real estate adventure in depth and detail, "The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks" explains the authors' strategies and techniques for acquiring almost any property in any market. Inside, you'll find step-by-step guidance on: Finding the perfect market to invest in Designing your strategy and getting started Making your first deal Finding the help you need to succeed Changing strategies midstream Networking to find new leads and opportunities And much more Combining unbeatable investing guidance with firsthand accounts of real deals, "The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks" arms investors with a diverse mix of strategies and tactics that will turn every real estate deal into a moneymaker.show more

Table of contents

Introduction. Chapter 1. The Real Estate Challenge. Chapter 2. What We Did in Vegas, and What You Can Do Anywhere. Chapter 3. Determining Your Strategy and Gertting Started. Chapter 4. Our First Deals. Chapter 5. Learning to Ask for Help. Chapter 6. Shift in Strategies. Chapter 7. Networking. Chapter 8. Being Flexible. Chapter 9. Why Las Vegas will Continue to Grow. Chapter 10. You Can Do it Too. Appendix A: Authorization to Release Information. Appendix B: Grant, Bargain, and Sale Deed. Appendix C: Limited Power of Attorney. Appendix D: Binding Legal Agreement. 52 Homes-Some Photos. Further Tips, Tools, and Information. About the Authors. Other Books by Dolf de Roos. Index.show more